Torch

Torch

Cramped behind the counter, junior Ben Harkey scoops cup after cup of ice cream, handing each to his coworkers at the register.
As of Oct. 19, Harkey has received a raise from $8.25 an hour to $9 an hour. Although he now makes ...

Before every tennis match, junior Melissa Goldin fills her water bottle from a water fountain. As she gulps the fresh and soothing water, she does not realize that she could possibly consume lead and develop brain damag...

While poring over the list of ingredients on the bag of potato chips in her hands, junior Pari Thakkar stared wide-eyed as she came across one genetically modified ingredient after another.
As president of the ...

A Feminism Club sign was found plastered against the inside of a urinal in the boys’ bathroom, soaked in urine. The sign, which provided students with information regarding the location of a club meeting, was fo...

For three days, freshman Sam Mitchell went home after school to methodically cut and analyze dozens of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in standard, king size, miniature, mini and special Halloween varieties.
Aft...

The bright smile on senior Loni Feffer’s face disappeared, and she adopted a gloomy tone as she talked about the college application process.
“[The college process] just seems very superficial to me,” said Feffer. “I...

Tears roll silently down her cheeks as PJ Newberg, the founder and director of Northshore Secret Heroin Problem, recalls the struggles she has faced since her daughter became a heroin addict. When the addiction developed, Newberg...

As he discusses the rescue of Glenbrook North senior Tural Erel from the water at Gillson Beach, Glenbrook South senior Paul Choi shifts his eyes down to his fiddling hands during a moment of reflection, and a distressed ...

After returning from his daily varsity soccer practice, senior Ryan Golde sits down at his desk. He looks over at the clock. 6:30 p.m.. Time to begin the hours of homework assigned in his AP classes.
The combination of ...

When sophomore Julia Laughlin found out that schedule conflicts had left her with only two options for an elective, she reluctantly took the business law class.
“Initially, I was pretty frustrated,” said Laughlin. “I had pretty low expectations going in, but...